2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 16th

Welcome to another addition of the daily fix. We have new partners this season with Draftstreet and so far it has been fun getting acclimated to the site. One of the things they offer you is the ability to go with a salary cap system (as most daily games allow) or the ability to go back and try a snake draft. I haven’t tried the snake draft yet, but it I suppose I will at some point. It gives you the rush of draft day without the hangover.

If you are anything like me, you are already having some buyer’s remorse with your full season teams. These things happen. Someone gets off to a slow start and a few guys land on the disabled list and you are looking at the business end of most of your league. It takes anwhile to dig out of that hole. With daily fantasy baseball it takes only a day. Draftstreet offers many types of games for your enjoyment, but I typically stick with the double up bet. It gives you your money back plus 90 percent (they keep ten to pay the bills) and all you have to do is finish in the top half. Naturally, some of you would feel better with a little more risk and a little more reward.

My strategy remains fairly similar to the past couple of times, but we can begin to gleam some things from the early going. So, I might go with some 2014 trends, but most of my strategy revolves around picking on bad pitchers. I also invest pretty heavily in pitching because pitchers usually score the most points. As usual, I will give you my lineup and rationale followed with some reasonable alternatives at each position

It is my obligation to give you some alternatives. I give them with the usual caveats. I cannot guarantee that any of these guys will fit into your salary cap. That will be your responsibility to make it work. Being that as it may, here are some reasonable alternatives.